Hat shaping device



P 24, 1968 w. J. MOREAU HAT SHAPING DEVICE Filed July 28, 1966 BYM U a 6w M u a e h W 147' 7' ORA E Y United States Patent 3,402,865 HAT SHAPINGDEVICE Wilfred J. Moreau, P.0. Box 546, Dayton, Tex. 77535 Filed July28, 1966, Ser. No. 568,580 1 Claim. (Cl. 223-84) ABSTRACT OF THEDISCLOSURE A hat shaping device for retaining the shape of a hat brimwhen the hat is not in use. A sheet of thermo plastic material is shapedand provided with overturned margins and projections to receive andshape the brim of the hat.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a hat shapingdevice.

It is an object of this invention to provide a means for shaping thebrim of a hat, such as a felt or beaver hat, to obtain and maintain thedesired shape.

It is another object of this invention to provide a novel article ofmanufacture that may be quickly and easily formed of inexpensivematerial.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has relation tocertain novel features of construction and use more particularly definedin the following specifications and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational perspective view of the shaping device.

FIGURE 2 is an exploded view of the shaping device, after being bentinto shape, and a hat to be maintained in a particular shape.

FIGURE 3 is a front, elevational perspective view of the holder with ahat retained therein.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1designates a flat, rectangular sheet of any thermo-plastic materialhaving a relatively low heating point. The end faces of the sheet 1 areupwardly turned as at 2, 2 and an orifice 3 is provided midway of therespective end faces to provide means for hanging the hat on a hook ifdesired. A projection 4 formed in one of the side margins of thelongitudinal sides of the sheet 1 may be upwardly and inwardly turned toact as a stop to maintain the hat, as 5, on the sheet 1 when in hangingposition. A series of ports 7 opposite the projection 4 receive the peg8 to anchor the hat on the opposite side.

The user immerses the sheet 1 in hot water, or other means for heatingthe material of the sheet 1 may be employed, until the sheet 1 becomespliable, at which point it is bent by the user to the shape desired,such as is shown in FIGURE 2, and the hat, if not already shaped, willbe steamed lightly and then inserted in the sheet 1, the side margins ofthe hat brim abutting the upwardly turned portions of the end faces andthefront of the brim abutting the projection 4 and the hat thus shapedand maintained in such shape until removed from the shaping device.

If the hat is already shaped, the sheet 1 will retain that shape whilethe hat is stored. If the hat is not already shaped, the hat may belightly steamed and then placed in the retainer to assume the desiredshape.

In manufacture, the device will be stamped, out or molded in the flatrectangular shape shown in FIGURE 1, with the orifice 3 cut out and theprojection 4 extending laterally from one longitudinal side margin. Thesurface of the material may be used for advertising matter, if desired,and, in use, the material is heated and bent to form the upwardly turnedend members 2, 2 and may then be bent, while it is still pliable, intothe desired shape with reference to the turn of the hat brim desired.For instance, if it is so desired, the member 1 may remain substantiallyflat, With markings or indentations as 6 to illustrate the varioussuggested bending points for various sizes of hat brims, and the endmembers 2, 2 formed and the sheet 1 otherwise left flat, and thusprovide means for retaining and maintaining a fiat brim, or just oneside may be bent, thus forming an Australian Digger type or style.

While the foregoing is considered a preferred form of the invention, itis by way of illustration only, the broad principle of the inventionbeing defined by the appended claim.

What I claim is:

1. A hat shaping device comprising a rectangualr sheet of normally rigidmaterial molded into a shallow are along its length, having side marginsand inwardly overturned end margins shaped to abut the side portions ofa hat brim, including a lateral projection on one side marginintermediate the ends thereof, the projection being bendable upwardly toabut the front of the hat brim, and a series of holes on the other sidemargin opposite said projection, to receive a peg which is adapted toabut the rear hat brim.

References Cited I UNITED STATES PATENTS 905,592 12/1908 Russell 206-8JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

GEORGE V. LARKIN, Assistant Examiner.

